James Moore McCown is a Boston-based architectural journalist who writes for numerous design publications including Metropolis, Architect's Newspaper and AD PRO Architectural Digest. He has collaborated with Oscar Riera Ojeda on several books including the Architecture in Detail series which comprised four volumes: Elements, Materials, Colors and Spaces. McCown studied journalism at Loyola Univer-sity New Orleans and holds an ALM (Master's Degree) in the history of art and architecture from Harvard University, where his thesis on modern Brazilian architecture received an Honorable Mention, Dean's Award, Best ALM Thesis (2007). He lives in Newton, Massachusetts. C.P. Drewett, AIA, NCARB >Oscar Riera Ojeda is an editor and designer based in the US, China, and Argentina. Born in 1966, in Buenos Aires, he moved to the United States in 1990. Since then, he has published over three hundred books, assembling a remarkable body of work notable for its thoroughness of content, timeless character, and sophisticated and innovative craftsmanship. - Oscar Riera Ojeda's books have been published by many prestigious publishing houses across the world, including Birkhäuser, Byggförlaget, The Monacelli Press, Gustavo Gili, Thames & Hudson, Rizzoli, Damiani, Page One, ORO editions, Whitney Library of Design, and Taschen. - Oscar Riera Ojeda is also the creator of numerous architectural book series, including Ten Houses, Contemporary World Architects, The New American House and The New American Apartment, Architecture in Detail, and Single Building. - His work has received many international awards, in-depth reviews, and citations. He is a regular contributor and consultant for several publications in the field. - In 2001 Oscar Riera Ojeda founded ORO Editions, a company at which he was responsible for the completion of nearly one hundred titles. In 2008 he established his current publishing venture, Oscar Riera Ojeda Publishers, a firm with fifteen employees and locations across three continents.Werner Segarra of Puerto Rican and German descent, completed his formal studies in photography at the Art Institute of Philadelphia in 1995. During his youth, he lived throughout Europe and Saudi Arabia, an experience that provided him with a multicultural sensibility that can be appreciated in his work.The photographer moved back to Puerto Rico, where he started working as a full-time commercial photographer and rediscovered his roots. Segarra currently lives in Phoenix, Arizona, and has a successful career with an extensive roster of high-profile clients. He also has a second home in the remote town of Huasabas, Mexico, a location that provided him with the inspiration for his Art Photographyexhibition "Vaqueros de la Cruz del Diablo." His keen eye for detail and composition, his mastery of light and technique, and his superb taste and respect for cultural idiosyncrasies have helped him develop a unique visual vocabulary. His latest work, "Mi Herencia" (Puerto Rico), celebrates the richness of the island's coffeeindustry tradition, family values, mourning, and religion.
